Court of Appeals for the First Circuit March 28, 1984, 83-1169 (Charles J. Conner v. Aerovox, Inc.)

FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs, licensed commercial lobster-men, shellfishermen, and fishermen, and the Massachusetts Lobstermen’s Association, Inc.,

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appeal from a judgment dismissing their maritime tort claim for alleged damage to fishing grounds caused by discharges of toxic substances.

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Relying on Supreme Court decisions in

Milwaukee v. Illinois,

451 U.S. 304, 101 S.Ct.